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VG247.comFri, 09 Dec 2016 21:47:52 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3Zumba Fitness World Party announced for Xbox One, hits 360, Wii, Wii U in Octoberhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/28/zumba-fitness-world-party-announced-for-xbox-one-hits-360-wii-wii-u-in-october/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/28/zumba-fitness-world-party-announced-for-xbox-one-hits-360-wii-wii-u-in-october/#commentsTue, 28 May 2013 15:11:45 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=371207Majesco has announced Zumba Fitness World Party will be released on Xbox One later this year.

In Zumba Fitness World Party, players will go on a cultural journey “around the world” doing dance/aerobic routine which will help then burn up to 1,000 calories per hour doing over 40 new routines.

The soundtrack features the likes of Lady Gaga, Pitbull and Daddy Yankee in a library spanning over 40 tracks.

Q2 FY2013 brought net revenues of $30.4 million, a 5% year on year decrease on $32.1 million in the same period a year ago. Operating income also dropped, from $5.3 million to $2.8 million, compared to operating income of $5.3 million, but net income rose slightly from $2.7 million to $2.1 million in 2011. The publisher did not reveal gross figures.

Majesco released just one game during the quarter, Zumba Fitness Rush, but held steady thanks to the fitness franchise’s string ongoing sales.

“While the overall retail environment for interactive entertainment remains challenging in both North America and Europe, we are pleased to announce that in the second quarter, sales of Zumba Fitness remained solid, and Majesco delivered another profitable quarter,” CEO Jesse Sutton said in a statement

“Zumba Fitness has now sold over 7 million units worldwide, and is the second best selling fitness game of all time.”

Majesco noted that Zumba Fitness is the best-selling fitness title on Kinect, and Zumba Fitness Rush was the second best-selling Kinect title overall during April.

The publisher’s remaining FY2013 line-up is strongly focused on the fourth quarter, with just three releases expected in the next three months – Mini Putt Park, Zumba Fitness Rush Bollywood Style Pack and Zumba Fitness Avatar Collection.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/12/majesco-notes-profit-from-sustained-zumba-fitness-sales/feed/0Majesco to show new Zumba Fitness, Kinect-exclusive NBA Baller Beats at E3http://www.vg247.com/2012/05/09/majesco-to-show-new-zumba-fitness-kinect-exclusive-nba-baller-beats-at-e3/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/05/09/majesco-to-show-new-zumba-fitness-kinect-exclusive-nba-baller-beats-at-e3/#respondWed, 09 May 2012 14:45:24 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=257268Majesco will be bringing its Kinect exclusive NBA Baller Beats, and its next iteration of its 6 million worldwide-seller, Zumba Fitness, to E3 this year. The former is a basketball game where players use a real basketball as they train alongside unlockable NBA franchises. In the background plays a “diverse soundtrack,” with 100 unlockable posters and training card as well as difficulty levels which will guide you in your quest to become “the ultimat e-baller.” More information on both titles will be releases in June.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/05/09/majesco-to-show-new-zumba-fitness-kinect-exclusive-nba-baller-beats-at-e3/feed/0Majesco revenue up following strong Zumba-led holidayhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/03/13/majestco-revenue-up-following-strong-zumba-led-holiday/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/13/majestco-revenue-up-following-strong-zumba-led-holiday/#commentsTue, 13 Mar 2012 08:22:18 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=242085Majesco revenue for Q1 is up, the publisher’s announced, with the company basing the success off a successful Christmas period led by Zumba Fitness.

Net revenues was at $66.2 million for the period, up YoY on last year’s $48.5 million by 37%. Operating income was down to $7.6 million from the $8 million the year before.

On a non-GAAP basis, net income was at $7.3 million compared to the $7.5 million in 2011

“Majesco had another strong holiday quarter, with a very large and diverse release slate led by the best-selling fitness franchise on the market. Zumba Fitness 2 for the Nintendo Wii got off to a great start, and we are equally excited about Zumba Fitness Rush, which was just released in February, exclusive to the Kinect platform,” said Majesco CEO Jesse Sutton.

Zumba Fitness 2 has now sold 1 million units worldwide since its November release, with new recent launches in the Mama series: Cooking Mama 4 and Camping Mama for 3DS and DS respectively.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/13/majestco-revenue-up-following-strong-zumba-led-holiday/feed/1Zumba Fitness series moves 6 million worldwide, Majecsco revenue up 65%http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/18/zumba-fitness-series-moves-6-million-worldwide-majecsco-revenue-up-65/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/18/zumba-fitness-series-moves-6-million-worldwide-majecsco-revenue-up-65/#commentsWed, 18 Jan 2012 18:22:40 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=227372Majesco has announced Zumba Fitness has become the fastest-selling franchise “in the company’s history”, with the series moving 6 million units total across two releases.

Noted in the firm’s financial report for Q4 and the fiscal year ending October 31, 2011, Majesco CEO Jesse Sutton said the original Zumba Fitness moved 4 million units during its first 12 months at retail, and was the number one fitness title of the year in the US and UK.

Zumba Fitness 2, meanwhile, has sold over 1 million units worldwide since it launched in November 2011.

Majesco’s Q4 revenue came in at $25.1 million, which is up 8% year-over-year, with yearly revenue for 2011 up 65% to $125.3 million.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/18/zumba-fitness-series-moves-6-million-worldwide-majecsco-revenue-up-65/feed/2Zumba Fitness Rush releasing exclusively for Kinect in Februaryhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/10/26/zumba-fitness-rush-releasing-exclusively-for-kinect-in-february/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/10/26/zumba-fitness-rush-releasing-exclusively-for-kinect-in-february/#respondWed, 26 Oct 2011 19:25:20 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=211982Majesco has announced Zumba Fitness Rush exclusively for Kinect, and it will land in stores during February 2012.

Rush will contain 42 new music tracks, new dance styles and arenas, and six instructors providing you with the motivation to get off the couch and “dance your way into shape.”

Huge Range of Dance Flavors – Choose from 24 different dance styles, from fan favorites Salsa and Reggaeton to new styles including Bollywood, Axe, Latin Pop and Pasodoble.

Customizable Workouts – Create a Zumba workout that’s right for you by choosing your favorite playlist and workout length. Low, Medium and High Intensity routines also cater to dancers of all skill levels.

Exotic Party Venues – Dance it up in 10 new, dynamic environments, with 5 venues including Rio Carnival and Las Vegas that are exclusive to the Kinect game.

Master Your Flair – Full tutorial mode offers a breakdown of the basic steps and rhythms by core styles.

Exclusive Access – Earn achievements and unlock behind-the-scenes Zumba videos as you play, only available in Zumba Fitness Rush for Kinect.

Keep the Dance Party Going – New choreography and licensed music will be released post-launch via add-on content only available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Download the digital content right into your game.

Developed by Zoe Mode, Zumba Fitness Rush is available for pre-order now.

The original Zumba Fitness has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide since its November 2010 launch.

For the three months ended July 31, Majesco have reported net income of $1.9 million, or 5 cents a share. For the same period in 2010, the company reported a loss of $1.6 million, or 4 cents a share.

Overall revenue rose 61 percent from $12.2 million to $19.5 million.

Majesco states that the increased performance was due to strong sales of Zumba Fitness in the European market.

Due to the better than expected earnings, Majesco have adjusted their earnings outlook for the fiscal year from 30 cents to 35 cents per share, up to 35 cents to 38 cents per share. The company’s yearly revenue outlook was raised from a previously forecast $110 million to $120 million, up to $120 million to $130 million.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/09/14/majesco-turns-a-profit-in-q3-2011/feed/2Report – Deus Ex second biggest-selling game in UK during Augusthttp://www.vg247.com/2011/08/31/report-deus-ex-second-biggest-selling-game-in-uk-during-august/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/31/report-deus-ex-second-biggest-selling-game-in-uk-during-august/#commentsWed, 31 Aug 2011 13:31:52 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=199648MCV‘s reporting that Deus Ex: Human Revolution was the second biggest-selling game in the UK during August.

This is despite going on sale within the final two days of Chart-Track’s tracking period for the month, July 31-August 27.

But number one for the entire month was – who else – Zumba Fitness, which was bumped down to second in this week’s UK charts following the Eidos Montreal reboot’s release, which came in at number one.

Full top ten for the month is below.

Zumba Fitness

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

LEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean

Cars 2

DiRT 3

Rugby World Cup 2011

FIFA 11

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Just Dance 2: Extra Songs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 2: The Videogame

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/31/report-deus-ex-second-biggest-selling-game-in-uk-during-august/feed/9UK Charts: Zumba tops chart for ninth straight weekhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/08/15/uk-chart-zumba-no-1-for-9th-straight-week/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/15/uk-chart-zumba-no-1-for-9th-straight-week/#commentsMon, 15 Aug 2011 09:31:10 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=194123The rise and rise of the dance workout title continues unabated as it secures the number one spot for the ninth consecutive week. Are you responsible for this?

The Zumba Fitness craze continues with the Wii title scoring its ninth straight week at number one and its 12th week overall in the top spot.

Just Dance 2 expansion Extra Songs made a play for the top five at four.

Top ten for the week ending July 30 is below. Last week’s data is here.

Zumba Fitness

Cars 2

Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Just Dance 2: Extra Songs

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean

DiRT 3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part Two

FIFA 11

LA Noire

Call of Duty: Black Ops

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/01/uk-charts-zumba-in-chart-topper-non-shocker/feed/4UK charts: Zumba still going strong, CoJ: The Cartel enters top threehttp://www.vg247.com/2011/07/25/uk-charts-zumba-still-going-strong-coj-the-cartel-enters-top-three/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/25/uk-charts-zumba-still-going-strong-coj-the-cartel-enters-top-three/#commentsMon, 25 Jul 2011 09:13:53 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=188934We’re running out of stuff to say. Honestly. Zumba’s still top of the UK charts, but new entry Call of Juarez: The Cartel has entered in second.

Harry Potter shifts up from seven to three, while Dungeon Siege III moves from 11 to six.

Namco Bandai’s Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon misses out on the top ten in its first week, but still manages a respectable 15th.

The top ten for the week ending July 25 is below. Last week’s data can be found here.

Zumba Fitness

Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 2: The Videogame

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Dungeon Siege III

DiRT 3

Cars 2

FIFA 11

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/25/uk-charts-zumba-still-going-strong-coj-the-cartel-enters-top-three/feed/8UK charts: Zumba makes five weeks up tophttp://www.vg247.com/2011/07/18/uk-charts-zumba-makes-five-weeks-up-top/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/18/uk-charts-zumba-makes-five-weeks-up-top/#commentsMon, 18 Jul 2011 08:48:29 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=187037Zumba Fitness has made it five straight weeks at the top of the UK charts this morning, its been announced this morning.

The biggest new entry in the top ten is the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, released to tie-in with the launch of the movie last week, at seven.

Other than that, it’s all movers. EA Sports Active 2 and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood both reappear in the top ten again at eight and ten respectively.

The top ten for the week ending July 16 is below. Last week’s data is here.

Zumba Fitness

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

DiRT 3

Call of Duty: Black Ops

LEGO: Pirate of the Caribbean

LEGO: Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part Two

EA Sports Active 2

Brink

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/18/uk-charts-zumba-makes-five-weeks-up-top/feed/3UK charts: Zumba in number one spot shockerhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/07/11/uk-charts-zumba-in-number-one-spot-shocker/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/11/uk-charts-zumba-in-number-one-spot-shocker/#commentsMon, 11 Jul 2011 08:27:53 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=185586Zumba Fitness is still at the top of the UK charts this morning, Chart-Track’s confirmed this morning.

That’s followed by Codemasters’ DiRT 3 and Activision’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

THQ’s UFC Fitness Trainer springs up the charts, but misses the top ten at eleven. Capcom’s Resident Evil: The Mercenaries has fallen out from the top 40.

It’s all movers from here on out.

Top ten for the week ending July 9 is below. Last week’s data is here.

Zumba Fitness

DiRT 3

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

LEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean

LA Noire

Virtua Tennis 4

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Brink

F.E.A.R. 3

Top Spin 4

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/11/uk-charts-zumba-in-number-one-spot-shocker/feed/10UK charts: Zumba still maintains top spothttp://www.vg247.com/2011/07/04/uk-charts-zumba-still-maintains-top-spot/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/04/uk-charts-zumba-still-maintains-top-spot/#commentsMon, 04 Jul 2011 08:46:06 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=184173Zumba Fitness is still top of the UK charts, Chart-Track’s announced this morning. Shocker.

The game’s third consecutive week at the top has outsold the four games after it: LEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean – which has jumped up into second – Rockstar’s LA Noire in third, F.E.A.R 3 in fourth and Virtua Tennis

Transformers: Dark of the Moon enters at sixth. But Resident Evil: The Mercenaries and UFC Fitness Trainer just barely miss out on the top 20, charting at 21 and 22.

Full top ten for the week ending July 2 is below. Last week’s data is here.

Zumba Fitness

LEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean

LA Noire

F.E.A.R. 3

Virtua Tennis 4

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

DiRT 3

Top Spin 4

Brink

FIFA 11

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/04/uk-charts-zumba-still-maintains-top-spot/feed/5UK charts: Shadows misses top 30, Zumba still tophttp://www.vg247.com/2011/06/27/uk-charts-shadows-misses-top-30-zumba-still-top/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/27/uk-charts-shadows-misses-top-30-zumba-still-top/#commentsMon, 27 Jun 2011 08:33:29 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=182426Zumba FItness has still held on at the top of the UK charts, but Grasshopper and Shinji Mikami horror Shadows of the Damned has just barely missed the top 30.

Warner and Day One horror FEAR 3 entered the charts at three. The Grasshopper Manufacture title – published by EA Partners – didn’t do so well, entering at 31.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon was the other new entry at 17.

Duke’s been shunted down to eight, just ahead of Brink and Top Spin 4.

Full top ten for the week ending June 25 is below. Last week’s data is here.

Zumba Fitness

LA Noire

FEAR 3

DiRT 3

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Edition

FIFA 11

Duke Nukem Forever

Brink

Top Spin 4

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/27/uk-charts-shadows-misses-top-30-zumba-still-top/feed/32UK charts: Zumba takes top spot, Child of Eden misses top 20http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/20/uk-charts-zumba-takes-top-spot-child-of-eden-misses-top-20/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/20/uk-charts-zumba-takes-top-spot-child-of-eden-misses-top-20/#commentsMon, 20 Jun 2011 08:25:34 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=180973Zumba Fitness has gone back in at the top of the UK charts, taking over from last week’s number one Duke Nukem Forever.

This is the 505 fitness title’s third stint at first spot.

Duke drops to third, while The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Edition is a new entry at two. Zelda’s first week sales are, in fact, not far off from the biggest-selling 3DS title to date in the UK, PilotWings Resort.

20 percent of 3DS owners bought OoT, according to UKIE.

But Ubisoft and Q Entertainment’s Kinect-enabled spirtual successor to Rez, Child of Eden, failed to chart inside the top 20, instead settling for 25.

Other new entries include a top ten listing for Square Enix with Dungeon Siege III at nine. EA and Spicy Horse horror Alice: Madness Returns misses out on the top ten at 13.

Top ten for the week ending June 18 is below. Last week’s data is here.

Zumba Fitness

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: 3D Edition

Duke Nukem Forever

LA Noire

Brink

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean

DiRT 3

inFamous 2

Dungeon Siege III

FIFA 11

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/20/uk-charts-zumba-takes-top-spot-child-of-eden-misses-top-20/feed/26Zumba Fitness helps Majesco triple Q2 revenueshttp://www.vg247.com/2011/06/14/zumba-fitness-helps-majesco-triple-q2-revenues/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/14/zumba-fitness-helps-majesco-triple-q2-revenues/#respondTue, 14 Jun 2011 15:30:47 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=179826Majesco has released its financial report for Q2 of its fiscal year, and the firm reports that Zumba Fitness helped triple the firm’s revenue for the reporting period.

For the three months ending on April 30, sales of $32.14 million were reported which us up from $10.91 million year-over-year. Net profit came in at $2.08 million, compared to the $1.61 million loss suffered during the same period the prior year.

The company is planning a sequel to Zumba Fitness, and it is expected to launch on Wii in November and on an unannounced platform in early 2012. As of Q2, the original title has moved 2 million copies worldwide.

“Demand [for Zumba Fitness] has continued, [and] it stayed state in line with what I’ll call the overall demands for the industry,” said Majesco director and CEO Jesse Sutton during the company’s call to investors.

“Obviously, holiday is the hottest time for our industry, but it’s maintained, it’s positioned in the top 10 up until now and continues to sell. In Europe, it’s only recently been launched from the Wii, which has been the leading platform for it, given the installed base, of course, of the platform. And since it’s been launched, it’s been the top 5 video game in the UK., being number one a couple of weeks and just continues to sell well there.

“We are excited about it. We have cautious optimism going into the summer days as far as the continued sales of it, but obviously very pleased with it.”

In Europe, total revenue from Zumba Fitness hit $3 million where the firm sells the belt accessory to go along with the game, and also collects the royalty. The net amount and gross margin related to that is between $1 million and $1.5 million for the quarter.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/14/zumba-fitness-helps-majesco-triple-q2-revenues/feed/0Zumba Fitness 2 dances its way to the Wiihttp://www.vg247.com/2011/05/11/zumba-fitness-2-dances-its-way-to-the-wii/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/05/11/zumba-fitness-2-dances-its-way-to-the-wii/#commentsWed, 11 May 2011 03:54:48 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=169795Zumba Fitness has been enjoying a bit of UK chart success recently, so it’s not at all surprising Majesco has announced the sequel will be launched by Christmas.

Described as “the ultimate interactive dance-fitness party”, Zumba Fitness is an exergame that is taking the world by storm.

The sequel is packed with 30+ new tunes, exciting choreography, new dance styles and stunning new arenas, so you can dance your way into shape until the novelty wears off.

Beto, the world-renowned Zumba creator is back, and he’s brought celebrity instructors Tanya Beardsley and Gina Grant with him, all set to shimmy through routines set to Merenge, Samba, Indian and even Latin Pop.

If you’ve seen the first game, you’ll know what to expect. Single Song, Full Class and Zumba Party modes give you the option to customise your workout, transforming your body while leaving you with an endorphin high.

It’s wearing us out, just thinking about it!

Zumba Fitness 2 is due for release “this holiday season” for Wii, and will hit another “to-be-announced” platform in early 2012.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/05/11/zumba-fitness-2-dances-its-way-to-the-wii/feed/1UK charts: Zumba Fitness knocks Portal 2 off top spothttp://www.vg247.com/2011/05/09/uk-charts-zumba-fitness-knocks-portal-2-off-top-spot/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/05/09/uk-charts-zumba-fitness-knocks-portal-2-off-top-spot/#commentsMon, 09 May 2011 08:31:47 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=169305Get fit title Zumba Fitness has knocked Valve’s Portal 2 from the top of the UK charts.

It follows a two week spell where the puzzler remained top of the charts, whilst Zumba was residing in the top three.

Mortal Kombat rounds off the top three. Black Ops moves up one spot to fourth while Lego Star Wars III finishes the top five.

The top ten for the week ending May 7 is below. Last week’s data is here.

Boondock Saints director and writer, Troy Duffy, told folks at SXSW 2011 he is considering a game based on the films. Duffy has heard a pitch and even played a early part. We dunno whether to be thrilled or pissed.